Holder for signs



Dec. 29 1925'- 1,567,292

H. M. OWENS HOLDER FOR S'IGNS Fild Feb. 19, 1925 J fizdevzm Jorue /JL. Owens v won-n43 Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

UNlTED STATES PATEl ll' HARVEY M. OWENS, 0F LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOLDER FOR SIG-NS.

Application filed February 19, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY M. Owners, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leominster, in the county of lVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new ,and useful Holder for Signs, of which the dresses, and the like.

The invention involves a very simple holderfor a card or cards having reading matter or illustrations thereon and capable of holding th cards in position and protecting them from dirt and dust, and yet permitting their withdrawal to make marks thereon and changes in the data which they may contain. It is made in a very simple way and one of the objects of the invention is to'provide a simple and accurate method of manufacture which will be comparatively inexpensive.

, roxyline applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view of the same showing the celluloid sheet on both sides which completes the blank;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 2 showing how the paper, eardboard,or celluloid are out off at the top to complete the article, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the completed article with the inside sheet of paper or cardboard drawn out a little to illustrate the removability thereof.

In the formation of the article, I take a sheet of paper or preferably cardboard 10 and cut it out into a rectangular form as indicated in Fig. 1. At the same time I out three slits, two vertical slit-s 11 near the edges and a horizontal slit 12 near the bottoms, spaced from'the edges of the sheet,

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so that sheet in between is separated from the edges around three sides. The two slits 11 extend up toward the top of the blank beyond the point at which it is to be cut oil later as will be explained but not all the way to the top. This sheet may be printed with lists, names, illustrations, or merely columns as may be desired, either before or after this slitting operation as indicated in Fig. 1.

Now I take two sheets of celluloid 1%, preferably thin and transparent and either colored or colorless as may be desired, and attach them to the blank 10 by means of staples 15 along the margins 16 of the blank outside the slits 11 and 12. These two sheets of celluloid or the like are of the same size as the blank 10, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3.

The next step in the process consists in cutting off the top of the three sheets along a line 17 so that the three sheets are still of the same size and shape, but it will be noticed that the cut at 16 by which the tops are cut oil intersects the two slits ll. 'lherefore the parts are separated so that there is an inner sheet 10 now entirely separated from the margins. 'lhcse margins are firmly fixed with respect to the celluloid covers by the staples 15 or other fastening devices employed, and the sheet or record blank 10 is returnable from the casing formed of these margins 16 and the two celluloid covers. In cutting the parts away on the line 16 a perforation 10 is placed preferably through the three layers by the same operation and an eyelet 20 is afterwards applied to the card to form a sub-- stantial border for the perforation so that the whole thing can be hung up on a nail or the like.

The next step is to rut a pair of thumb pieces 18 out of the celluloid covers by removing the card 10 and cutting through the two of them at once. This is to give the user a chance to grasp the head of the card without distorting the two celluloid pieces.

It will be seen that when manufactin'cd in this way the margin piece 16 which is continuous around three sides of the article is of the same thickness as the card which is used inside the casing, and therefore, the two celluloid cover pieces will bear against the card when it is in place, and hold it frictionall'y in position so that there will be little danger of its ,fiOXljllDg out if used around a desk or table. It will be. seen further that these celluloid strips cover the margins all around and are held down against them at suitable intervals by the fastening devices so that no dust or the like is apt to get into the edges, and that on account of the tight fit due to the fact that the card inside is of the same thickness as the margins no dust is likely to get inside anywhere. I do not wish to restrict myself to the use of cards of exactly the same thickness as the margin strips because I can make the article with two thicknesses of margin strips by manufacturing it of two cards that are separable and they do not both necessarily have to be used in it at the same time. But even then the celluloid will hold it 'frictionally in position and dust isnot likely to get inside.

I also prefer to seal the outer edges all around by an edge coating 21 of varnish, collodion or any other material which will adhere to the outer edges of the cardboard and celluloid and hermetically seal them around either two orthree sides.

This kind of a sign or record can be used as a telephone or address index, or a radiolog, and in fact it can be used for price cards and various other purposes. The cost of manufacture is very low on account of the method which I have described and the article is very neat and useful.

Although I have illustratedand described only a single form of product. and a single series of steps for producing it, I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made in either without-departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture,,a-conr bined sign or card and holder therefor, comprising a card or sign of sheet material cut out from a blank thereof, three margins of said blank beyond the card having secured to their opposite faces around three edges a pair of' sheets of transparent material constituting with said margins a casing or holder for the card and open at the fourth side, said card projecting to said fourth side of said holder and being capable of being drawn out at the fourth side, two of said margins constituting guides therefor.

2. As an article of manufacture, a coinbined sign or card and bolder therefor, comprising a card or sign of sheet material cut to providea casing ofsthe same Wif out from a blank thereof, the margins of said blank beyond the card having secured to their opposite faces a pair of sheets of transparent material constituting with said margins a casing or holder for the card, said card projecting to the top of said holder and being capable of being drawn out at the top, the outer edges of the margins and transparent sheets being sealed all around the edge by a coating perpendicular to the plane of the holder.

3. As an article of manufacture, a.combined sign or card and holder therefor, coniprising a card or sign of sheet material cut out from a blank thereof, the margins of said blank beyond the card having'secured to their opposite faces a ,pair'of sheets'of transparent material, and constituting with said margins a casing or holder for the card, said card projecting to the top of said holder and being capable of being drawn out at the top, the transparent covering sheets having notches at the top for exposing a portion of the top of the car'd topermit of its ready withdrawal, andthe transparent sheets and card having a registering opening at the topby which the whole de vice can be hung up on a projection.

4. The method of making a combined sign and easing therefor which c onsists'in cutting out a blank from sheet material of the desired shape, cutting twoparallel slits near the edges of said, bla1 1k1and a slit 'atithe bottom to separate the inside ofithe blank or cardgfrom .the margins thereof land fastening a transparent sheet of celluloid orv the like to the margins on each side of the blank,

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.5. The. method of making-a combined sign and easing therefor which consists fin .cutting out a blank ,fromsheet,material, 0f the desired shape, cuttingtwo parallel near the edges of saidblanlebut notextending quite to the top and a slit ,at the bottom to separate the inside of the blank or card from the margins thereof, placingfa ,transparent sheet of celluloid or the likeion each side of he blanlgfastening it toatlie margins, and then cutting off the ;top of ;-the transparent. heets :and the blank pugh the upper ends ofthe longitudinal;slits; to free the sheet or blank, insideifromzthemar- In testimony whereof [I have hereunto affixed my signature.

HARVEY QM. 

